Shampoo board



Dec. 22, 1931. REYNCLDs A 1,837,291

SHAMPOO BOARD Filed Oct. 17, 1929 INVEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 22, 1931 PATENT OFFICE THEODORE EUGENE REYNOLDS, FCINCINNATI, OHIO SHAMPOO BOARD Application filed October 17, 1929.Serial No. 400,367.

My invention relates to shampoo boards such as are used in beautyparlors and barber shops and like places, and the objects of myinvention are, first, to provide a shampoo '5 board having a wide flangealong its sides and front end and so shaped that it will partly encirclethe neck and keep the water from being splashed out upon the person andclothes of the one being shampooed, and

having a comparatively broad neck support for comfortably supporting theneck of the person being shampooed during the shampooing operation; andsecond, to provide a means for supporting the shampoo board on any ofthe standard beauty parlor or barber chairs, and to'provide ways foradjusting the shampoo board on said supporting means to any requiredheight, angle or degree of pro- 7 pinquity to the person beingshampooed, and

firmly locking the whole assembly in position.

I attain these objects by the means illus trated in the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a shampoo board;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the-shampoo'board on line 3y of Figure 1. In this View other'parts are shown in side elevation.Figure 3 is a rear view ofa shampoo board supported. on a beauty parlorchair, 1

Figure 4 is a cross section. of a part of the shampoo board, thesupporting bracket and the adjusting hinge. 3 f Figure 5 is aperspective view poo board attachment.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the neck support. jfi f The shampooboard l has ah upwardly projecting flange 2onboth sides of the board andat the. front end." The board is made with a concave bottom and with therear end open so that the water will flow off into the receptacleprepared-to receive it. The front end of the shampoo board 1 has arecess 3 5 adapted to receive the neck of the person being shampooed,and a detachable neck rest 4 designed to fit the inside of the flange 2at the apex of the recess, is held in place by a bolt 5 passing throughthe flange 2 and a vertical slot 6 in the neck rest 4. The bolt 5 of thesham- I have shown a detachable neck rest which 5* is the form ofconstruction most easily manufactured, but the neck rest may be castintegral with the board if that is preferred.

The shampoo board 1 is provided with depending lugs 8 to which aresecured asupporting bracket 9 by means of screws 1.0. The bracket 9 isprovided with a longitudinal slot 11.

12 represents the back of an ordinary beauty parlor or barber chairhaving a headrest slideway 13 therein. 14 is a shampoo board supportingattachment. The beauty parlor and barber chairs now on the market haveslideways ofvarious sizes. In order that one shampoo board attachmentmaybe used with all standard chairs having a rectangular shapedslideway, I have made the attachment with a comparatively long step 15adapted to fit the smallest slideway:

in any of the standard chairs, and with a series of shorter butincreasingly larger steps 16', 17 and 18 adapted to fit thelarger'slideways of chairs of other manufacturers. Additio'nal shortsteps may be added if required and'the attachment may also be made withtwo slide prongs} d When the shampoo board is to be used, the head restwhich is a part of the regular equipment of all beauty parlor and barberchairs, is removed from the'chair, and the slide- 15 of the attachmentMis-inserted in the' headrest slide-way 13 of thechair until one of thesteps is reachedfwhich fillsj the slide way in that particular chair.The step which fits the slideway will hold the attachment steady on thechair "and the extension of 'theglong step 15 intothe slideway 13will'support the weight of'the shampoo board while it is in use. A f

The attachment. 14 is provided with an opening 19 for receiving the rod20. The rod QO'may be adjusted vertically and secured in any desiredposition by means of the set screw 21. e v

The rod 20 supports on its upper end an adjusting hinge 22 composed of astationary member 23 and a rotating member 24:. The members 23 and 24:are provided on their contacting faces with a serrate margin 25 so thatwhen the members are placed face to face the serrate margin in onemember will engage the margin on the other member and prevent any rotarymovement of one member with relation to the other. The members 23 and 24are held in contact by a bolt 26 passing through the center of eachmember and having a washer 27 and a wing nut 28 on its threaded end.

The rotating member 24 has cast on its outer face lugs 29 which areadapted to fit the slot 11 in the bracket 9 and serve as a slide onwhich the shampoo board may be adjusted towards or away from the personin the chair.

The angle of the shampoo board 1 may be changed by rotating the member24 of the adjusting hinge 22. After the desired position has beenattained the whole assembly may be locked in position by tightening thenut 28 which forces the serrate margins on members 23 and 24 intoengagement. The tightening of the nut 28 also clamps the bracket 9between the washer 27 and the outer face of the member 24 and preventsany longitudinal movement of the bracket 9.

I claim:

1. The combination with a shampoo board of a board supporting bracketdetachably secured to the under side of said board, a longitudinal slotin the bracket, an adjusting hinge comprising a stationary member and arotating member, each of said members having a serrate margin on itscontacting face, lugs on the outer face of the rotating member forsupporting the board supporting bracket, means for locking the membersof said adjusting hinge and the board supporting bracket in fixedrelation, a shampoo board attachment adapted to fit the head restslideway of various barber and beauty parlor chairs, and a support forsaid adjusting hinge adjustably mounted in said shampoo boardattachment.

2. The combination with a shampoo board of a board supporting bracket onthe under side of said board, a longitudinal slot in the bracket, anadjusting hinge comprising a stationary member and a rotating member,each of said members having a serrate margin on its contacting face,lugs on the outer face of the rotating member to carry the boardsupporting bracket, means for locking the members of said adjustinghinge and said board supporting bracket in fixed relation, a shampooboard attachment adapted to fit the head rest slideway of various barberor beauty parlor chairs, and a support for said adjusting hingeadjustably mounted in the shampoo board attachment.

3. The combination with a shampoo board of a board supporting bracketsecured to the underside of said board, a longitudinal slot in thebracket, an adjusting hinge comprising a stationary member and arotating member, lugs on the outer face of the rotating member forcarrying the board supporting bracket, means for locking the members ofsaid adjusting hinge and the board supporting bracket in fixed relation,a shampoo board attachment designed to fit in the head rest slideway ofvarious makes of barber and beauty parlor chairs, a support for saidadjusting hinge adjustably mounted in said shampoo board.

4:. A shampoo board attachment for barber or beauty parlor chairs,having a slide with a plurality of steps, each step being of a differentsize and each step being of sufficient length to engage the walls of theheadrest slideway of a different make of barber and beauty parlorchairs, and means for adjustably supporting a shampoo board in saidattachment.

5. A shampoo board attachment for barber or beauty parlor chairs havinga slide with a plurality of steps, each step being of a different sizeand each step being of sufficient length to engage the headrest slidewayof a barber or beauty parlor chair, a lug projecting from the rear sideof said slide, an opening in said lug to receive a shampoo boardsupporting rod, and means for clamping said rod in position.

THEODORE EUGENE REYNOLDS.

